Bernice Best Shepard

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Bernice Best Shepard, 65, of Snow Hill, transitioned at ECU Health Medical Center on Monday, June 2, 2025. A walk-in Viewing will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2025, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.   A celebration of life service will be held on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 1:00 pm at Best Chapel FWB Church. Elder Charlie Howell, Jr., will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Snow Hill Cemetery.

She is survived by her husband, Henry Shepard; her mother, Melba Suggs Best; her son, Corey Rydell Shepard; her grandson, Zy'Kyrin; her brothers, William Earl Best, Michael Best, Darren Best; and her sister, Gloria Best Artis. A host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends,

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